Bethesda games aren’t exactly known for having the cheeriest plotlines. Take Fallout 3, for example, you play as the individual roaming a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland in search of your father, who’s just up and left you behind. That’s pretty dark.

Wolfenstein: The New Order developer Machine Games has created something sinister, hard-hitting and most importantly, fun, in its sequel to id’s classic. Dave Cook goes deep into the German-occupied sixties to see how it handles.

Prey 2 seemed to be on the cusp of becoming vaporware when, a few weeks ago, it was strongly rumoured that Dishonored developer Arkane had been handed the keys. According to Bethesda’s Pete Hines, that simply isn’t true.

The Evil Within creator Shinji Mikami has suggesting that Japanese studios take less risks than those in the West, and that you won’t find many publishers in Japan investing over $30 million into one title.

The Elder Scrolls Online has received the Xbox One preview treatment over at OXM, and the site says the MMO is getting one server on Microsoft’s console. There is no cross-play option with the PC or PS3 edition either.